On May 10th and 11th, hundreds of veterans from across the United States will descend on Washington, DC with one clear message for Congress – “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) needs to go and it needs to go this year! The National Veterans Lobby Day on DADT, a project of Servicemembers...

WASHINGTON, DC – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their allies, announced today the launch of two new websites that are poised to become valuable resources for the media, advocates, researchers, and the public as the debate over...

Just after Tuesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Sen. Carl Levin told reporters that he had not ruled out pushing for full congressional repeal of the law in 2010 but added that he thought placing a moratorium on discharges was “a more likely prospect.” “I...

President Obama vowed in the State of the Union Wednesday night to end “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy that prohibits people who are openly gay from serving in the military. Since it was passed in 1993, thousands of gay service members have been kicked out. But the president...

WASHINGTON, DC – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their allies, announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) has passed a resolution calling for full repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. With overwhelming...

Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Reaffirmed as “Unnecessary” WASHINGTON, DC – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their allies, today applauded the release of a new report by a distinguished panel of military law...

New Data Contradict Claims that Policy is “Working” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/10/2009 Contact: Alex Nicholson, Servicemembers United (202) 349-1126 | anicholson@servicemembersunited.org Steve Vossler, Servicemembers United (202) 349-1125 | svossler@servicemembersunited.org WASHINGTON, DC – Servicemembers...